ASCCP - Member Services - How Do I Join?

MEMBER SERVICES: How Do I Join?

• Instructions for Applicants • Application Form

	INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS ACTIVE MEMBERS: Application shall be made by the individual desiring membership in the Society by signature on the membership application. The application must document the individual’s medical training and degree or college degree or advanced clinical degree from an accredited institution. The application must document the applicant’s previous training in colposcopy or cervical pathology (e.g., verification of having completed an ACCME-accredited lower genital tract pathology postgraduate course or a letter from a U.S.-accredited residency program attesting to one’s previous colposcopy training during residency). If the application is acceptable to the Membership Committee, the applicant will be notified, by letter, that he/she has received provisional membership in the Society and shall be eligible, upon payment of the initiation fee and dues payment, to receive all benefits of membership except the right to vote and hold office. The applicant's name will be placed on an electronic mail ballot to be sent to the active members. The ballot will be sent electronically to the membership during the last week of December of any given year. Those responses received within thirty (30) days after the mailing by the Secretary shall be counted. A favorable vote by the majority of those responding shall constitute election. A person so elected shall become either an active or resident member and shall be able to participate fully in Society activities. New members shall be notified, by letter, of their admittance to membership and shall then receive their membership certificate. The name of an applicant who has been rejected by the Membership Committee may be submitted to the membership at a biennial meeting by submitting a request to the Secretary. But to be elected by this procedure, an affirmative vote of at least 75% of those present and eligible to vote must be received. Acceptance to membership may not be refused by reason of age, sex, race, creed, religion, political affiliation, or national origin. Refusal of membership may include activities by the applicant which would be detrimental to the reputation or interest of the Society, or behavior which casts discredit upon the profession of medicine. Please note your application must document your past training and current work in colposcopy and/or cervical pathology. Your training in colposcopy or cervical pathology should be clearly identified and should include the institution, dates of training, the name of the course director, etc. Or, in the alternative, you should outline your experience during residency training or in dysplasia clinic with dates, institution, clinic director, etc. Proof of colposcopy training must be provided with your membership application (i.e., copy of a certificate from a colposcopy course or a letter from your residency director attesting to your colposcopy training). Hope K. Haefner, MD Secretary, ASCCP Department of Ob/Gyn University of Michigan L 4000 Women’s Hospital 1500 E Medical Center Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0276 For additional assistance or for questions, please contact Amy Mason at amason@asccp.org. To review or complete a membership application online, click here.